Hobe Sound cat sanctuary itself in need of rescuing | Photo gallery

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Gloria Oliver of Hobe Sound on Wednesday slips out of one of the fenced-in areas for some of the cats and kittens cared for at the Hobe Sound Animal Rescue League, a no-kill feline rescue organization in Palm City. Oliver, who has been volunteering at the facility for more than five years, works three to four days a week and up to seven hours a day feeding, cleaning and doing laundry. “I’m their maid,” said Oliver, 58. “I have dishpan hands, but I don’t mind.”

PALM CITY — The Hobe Sound Animal Protection League, a no-kill shelter that has been saving cats since 2000, is in need of its own rescue.

The nonprofit is having to move from its 10-year location at Caring Fields Sanctuary in Palm City, which houses their facility, a care center, 11 feeding houses and a host of shelters.

The league needs to raise $500,000 through its Paws Forward: New Quarters for Cats campaign to buy property and build new facilities. Just days after announcing its capital campaign, an anonymous donor gave $100,000.

"We are very grateful to receive this generous donation and for the confidence in our organization that it represents," said Virginia Sherlock, league president. "Funds raised through our campaign will ensure the legacy and protection of our feline friends in the coming years."

To donate to the capital campaign or to the daily needs of the more than 180 cats cared for daily, go to www.hsapl.org, or send donations to P.O. Box 80, Palm City, FL 34991.

To volunteer, contact Lori Hendricks, volunteer coordinator, at lorihobesound@bellsouth.net. To drop off food, litter or old towels, go directly to the sanctuary at 6452 S.W. Markel St., Palm City.